this region and to its people. out ofjail rolf harris appears in court on trial for historical indecent assault. and the sun smiles on chelsea as we get a sneak preview of the world s most famous flower show. and coming up on the sport on bbc news. not for sale. arsenal s majority shareholder says he s committed to the club after rejecting a £1 billion takeover. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the conservatives have performed a rapid climbdown over their central manifesto pledge on social care. theresa may, in a campaign speech in wrexham, said their plans now include a consultation on a cap, or in her words an absolute limit , on the money people will need to pay. it s unclear what that cap will be. the original commitment said that elderly people needing care at home, as well as those in residential care, would have to meet their costs, which could be deducted from their estate after their death, with £100,000 protected for people to hand on to the
in the 19805. she wore the spectacular stone for decades without realising its true value, even wearing it while she washed the dishes. time for a look at the weather. sparkling sunshine, we take an early step from spring into summer. we are not there yet though. in northern ireland and scotland the weather front is close by and some of us have seen some rain so far today, but as we go through the week, look what happens. high pressure builds right across the uk. so when you see that, you though things are settling down. it s becoming dry for most, warm, sunny down. it s becoming dry for most, warm, sunny spells but it s later this week, as the high pressure judges away to the east, it s a nudges away to the east, it s later to the week we drag in on that flow something warmer and hotter from the continent. higher humidity too. today we have got some pleasant sunny spells to be had. here is one view to the east of the pennines. hazy sunshine mind you. to the west, more clo
world s ‘s famous flower show. we get a sneak preview at the world s ‘s famous flower show. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the conservatives have performed a rapid climbdown over their central manifesto pledge on social care. theresa may, in a campaign speech in wrexham, said their plans include a consultation on a cap or in her words an absolute limit on the money people will need to pay. it s unclear what that cap will be. the conservatives had proposed that those needing care would have to meet the costs by forfeiting all but the last £100,000 of their assets, including the value of their property. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. huge bills and a big question. who should pick up the tab and when four hour care should pick up the tab and when four hourcare in should pick up the tab and when four hour care in old age? last thursday, the conservatives suggested a major overhaul of the social care system in england. 0pposition parties and oth
to bring stability and peace to this region and to its people. facebook faces more questions over moderating content, after leaked documents appear to show it tolerates some violent threats. and the sun smiles on chelsea, as we get a sneak preview of the world s most famous flower show. good afternoon. welcome to bbc news. we will have news from all the campaigns this afternoon for the jeremy corbyn is campaigning in yorkshire. he is in scarborough at the moment for the peers being introduced byjohn the moment for the peers being introduced by john prescott. he said, iwant introduced by john prescott. he said, i want to talk about politics and want to talk about pensions. that is what we are about. that is what the future is about. i have great pleasure, here we havejeremy corbyn. cheering and applause thank you. thank you very much. i come to scarborough bearing a gift. the gift is eric, for scarborough and whitby. thank you very much the jeremy. this is the manifest that wi